The role of C-reactive protein in prediction of the severity of acute diverticulitis in an emergency unit

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 536-541

  Mäkelä, Jyrki T ^a   Klintrup, Kai ^a   Takala, Heikki ^a   Rautio, Tero ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Complicated diverticulitis; Computed tomography; Risk analysis; Uncomplicated diverticulitis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVERTICULITIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SENESCENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROGNOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DIVERTICULITIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84925359760     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365521.2014.999350     Document Type: Article

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